Will Machine Learning Replace The WAF? - John Graham-Cumming

Based on 20 years of experience using machine learning and keyword/pattern based systems this talk will look at the impact of machine learning on WAFs and how it can be used to effectively block malicious HTTP traffic.

John Graham-Cumming is CTO of Cloudflare and is a computer programmer and author. He studied mathematics and computation at Oxford and stayed for a doctorate in computer security. As a programmer, he has worked in Silicon Valley and New York, the UK, Germany, and France. His open source POPFile program won a Jolt Productivity Award in 2004

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When the question is “replace”, the answer is always no.

But “augment” makes for a boring headline.

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Which is why the headlined talk lasted 25 seconds. The rest of the time was taken up with training effectiveness and historical context.

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